National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Qasem Al Abdullah made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Brayden Bonnison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Triez's supporters rose to their feet, but Brayden Bonnison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salah Al Hajraf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Justin Geiger took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salah Al Hajraf. Salah Al Hajraf dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. U21 Saudi Arabia's attentive Nizar Al Besher managed to snatch the ball when Adrian Forssell made a throw-in in the 7th minute of the game. Triez's Batiste Carbon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qasem Al Abdullah in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Khalefa Al Sarraf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Saudi Arabia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Triez the free kick. 11 minutes into the game, Triez's Brayden Bonnison nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salah Al Hajraf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Batiste Carbon made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Qasem Al Abdullah sent off a good shot on target. Salah Al Hajraf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Macieira, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Brayden Bonnison ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salah Al Hajraf was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Nuno Macieira recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salah Al Hajraf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brayden Bonnison in the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd match minute, Triez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Forssell to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brayden Bonnison in the 26th minute of play forced U21 Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Salah Al Hajraf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th match minute, U21 Saudi Arabia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Naem Al Srae to maneuver through the defense. 0-4 became the score in the 29th minute when Nuno Macieira elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Triez's Brayden Bonnison in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Saudi Arabia's goalie prevented a goal. 34 minutes into the game, Nizar Al Besher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Saudi Arabia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Triez the free kick. The supporters of Triez booed when U21 Saudi Arabia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nizar Al Besher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Al Hajraf didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Justin Geiger went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. 38 minutes into the match, Brayden Bonnison had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salah Al Hajraf. U21 Saudi Arabia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brayden Bonnison was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. U21 Saudi Arabia's attentive Barakat Al Khobaize managed to snatch the ball when Adrian Forssell made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Waheed Al Muwail hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ghasan Bahbhani charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ghasan Bahbhani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The U21 Saudi Arabia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Triez were winning 0-6.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brayden Bonnison stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. U21 Saudi Arabia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Nuno Macieira scored to the left of an out of position Salah Al Hajraf, making the score, 0-7. In the 54th minute, Waheed Al Muwail hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Justin Geiger took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salah Al Hajraf. Salah Al Hajraf dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. In the 58th minute, Khalefa Al Sarraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to U21 Saudi Arabia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Ghasan Bahbhani hit a great ball. The supporters of U21 Saudi Arabia booed when Triez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrian Forssell didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Al Hajraf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Geiger, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. When Triez's Nuno Macieira in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Saudi Arabia's goalie prevented a goal. Brayden Bonnison's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Salah Al Hajraf firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to U21 Saudi Arabia getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Naem Al Srae hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brayden Bonnison got free with Salah Al Hajraf in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brayden Bonnison in the 81st minute of play forced U21 Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Salah Al Hajraf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batiste Carbon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qasem Al Abdullah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Naem Al Srae fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Saudi Arabia's protests and gave Naem Al Srae a yellow card for diving instead. U21 Saudi Arabia's Qasem Al Abdullah got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 played minutes Triez got a freekick which was hit by Justin Geiger. Triez's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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